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Claire O'Donnell (right) was a stewardess on board British Airways Flight 009, which was crippled by a cloud of volcanic ash in 1982 and appeared destined to crash into the sea.
Captain Moody and his crew had no idea why their engines had failed. All they knew was that their hulking jumbo jet was now effectively a giant glider heading fast towards the ground.
One by one, the engines of BA Flight 009 from London to Auckland shut down, leaving passengers terrified for their lives.
Since the beginning of commercial aviation, thousands of planes have crashed all over the world, with tens of thousands of people injured or killed. When
On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 009 took off from London bound for Auckland, New Zealand, with four stops scheduled